Hose retriever



Feb. 27, 1940. H. c. SOMMER 2,191,973

HOSE RETRIWER Filed May 9, 1959 2 Sheets-Shut. L

WITNES HOSE RETRIEVER Filed May 9, .1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 H. C- Sommcr:

Patented Feb. 27, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The invention relates to devices used primarily at automobile servicestations and garages for normally holding tire inflation hoses and/orradiator filling hoses in retracted positions, for perl5 mittingeasywithdrawal thereof for use and for again retrieving or retracting thesame after use.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple,inexpensive, easily manufactured, durable and effective casing structurefor a de- 1 vice of the class in question, well adapted foraccommodating a plurality of hoses (preferably one air and one water)and their retrieving means, and well adapted also for completely housingsaid hoses and the usual bibs or the like thereof whenever the servicestation or the like is not open for business.

A'further object is to provide an improved hose retriever of the typehaving two hoses and retrieving weights therefor, of such constructionthat rotation of the weights and consequent twisting of the hoses,cannot occur.

With the foregoing in View, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplishedby reference to the accompanying drawmgs.

Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Figure 2 is an upper end view.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view on line 30 3-3 of Figure 2. I

Figure 4 is a vertical section on line 44 0 Figure 3.

Figures 5 and 6 are horizontal sections on lines 5-5 and 6-6 of Figure3.

35 Figure 7 is a fragmentary disassembled perspective view.

A preferred construction has been illustrated and will be ratherspecifically described, with the understanding, however, that within thescope of 40 the invention as claimed, variations may be made.

A relatively tall and slender casing I0 is provided to be set into theground, said casing being preferably about nine feet long, eleven and ahalf inches from edge to edge, and four and one- 4115 half inches: wide.Sheet metal, preferably galvanized, may well be employed for allportions of the casing except the cap II which is preferably of castiron.

The two opposed side walls of the casing III are 50 each provided withan inwardly projecting centrally disposed longitudinally extendingcorrugation I2 and with two outwardly projecting longitudinalcorrugations I3 at opposite sides of said inwardly projectingcorrugation I2. The two so corrugations I2 of the opposed wallspreferably abut each other and cooperate in vertically dividing thecasing III into two wells I4 for the two hoses I5 and their retrievingweights It, and in the presentdisclosure, the corrugations I2 and I3 areof such angular form that a double-diamond '5 shape, in horizontalsection, is imparted to the casing, giving each well I4 a diamond shape.Thus, by similarly shaping the weights I6, they are held, againstturning within the wells and consequently'twisting of the hose loopswhich extend into said wells, is prevented. The upper portion of thecasing I0 is preferablynon-divided to provide a storage space H in whichthe terminals of the hoses I5 and the usual bibs or the like thereon,may be housed whenever the service station or the like at which thedevice is installed, is not open for business. In order to provide avsimple and eflective way of providing the casing with the non-dividedupper portion constituting the storage compartment IT, I preferably makeuse of the constructiondescribed below.

The opposed casing side walls are each formed with a notch I8 at theupper end thereof, the vertical edges I8 of these notches beingdisposed. substantially on the ridges of the outwardly projectingcorrugations I3. These notches thus terminate the inwardly projectingcorrugation I2 a distance below the cap II, preferably about five andone-fourth inches below said cap. Two vertical sheet metal plates I9 arespaced outwardly from the notches I8 and are secured to the corrugationsI3 substantially along their ridges I3, rivets 20 being preferably usedin securing said plates and corrugations together. The lower edges ofthe plates I9 are provided with hori- Zontal flanges 2| of triangularform suitably secured to the outer sides of the corrugations I2 and thecontiguous portions of the corrugations I3 along the lower edges of thenotches I8. The flanges H are preferably provided with downwardlyprojecting flanges 22 riveted at 23 to the casing walls. One of theplates I9 is formed with two openings 24 through which suitableconnections 25 pass for connecting the hoses I5 with the air and waterlines, and it is preferable to include a self-closing valve 26 in eachof the connections 25, said valves being normally held open but beingself-closing under the pressure of the air or Water if the fitting 21should be broken by a severe jerk on the hose, occasioned for instanceby an automobile driver driving his car away with the hose stillconnected with or caught upon the same.

The cap II is provided with appropriate roller guides 28 through whichthe free ends of the hoses for use, the usual rubber ball stops 29 beingprovided on said hoses to prevent them from passing entirely through theguides 28 when retrieved. The cap I I, however, includes a removabledoor section 30 carrying parts of the roller guides 28, and when saiddoor section 30 is removed, the hose terminals and the usual bibs or thelike thereon, may be housed within the compartment 17, said door section30 being then closed and suitably locked.

At one edge of the door section 30, I have i1- lustrated two lugs 31which underlie the adjacent portion of the cap H to hold saiddoorsection against upward movement. At the opposite edge of the doorsection, suitable provision 32 is made to facilitate looking with aconventional padlock. Suitable supporting ribs 33 are provided on thecap I I to underlie the ends of the door section 30.

As the two inwardly projecting corrugations [2 are preferably welded orotherwise secured together, to generally stiffen and reinforce thecasing, the casing bottom is preferably formed from two separatediamond-shaped sections 35 riveted or welded in place, said sectionshaving appropriate drain openings 36 to prevent accumulation of water inthe casing, should any leak into the same. The entire vertical wallportion of the casing may well be formed from a single piece of sheetmetal with its edges riveted or otherwise secured together, as indicatedat 3?.

The weights iii are, of course, provided with apro-priate sheaves 38engaged with the loops of the hoses l depending into the two wells I4,each sheave being preferably, although not necessarily porcelainenameled.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,it will be seen that novel and advantageous provision has been made arelatively tall and slender casing for said hoses and retrievingmembers, said casing having two opposed longitudinal side walls, each ofsaid side walls being of zig-zag form in horizontal section to provideit with a central inwardly projecting longitudinal corrugation and withtwo outwardly projecting longitudinal corrugations at opposite sides ofsaid central inwardly projecting corrugation, the two centralinwardly'projecting corrugations cooperating in vertically dividing thecasing into two separate vertical wells for said hoses and retrievingmembers; the upper end of each of said side walls having a notch atwhich the central inwardly projecting corrugation terminates, said notchhaving vertical edges disposed substantially along the ridges of, theoutwardly projecting corrugations, vertical plates spaced outwardly fromsaid notches and secured to said outwardly projecting corrugations alongsaid ridges thereof, and horizontal flanges projecting inwardly from thelower ends of said plates and secured to said side walls along the loweredges of said notches, providing the casing with a non-divided upperportion constituting a storage compartment, said casing having a doorgiv- 'ing access to said compartment.

HERNIAN C. SUMMER.

